4,000 Attend 23rcl lA A Convention 



Cold Weather Cuts Size of Crowd But Not Impromptu 

 Hog Calling and Enthusiasm 



jf 40 DEGREE drop in tem- 



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^ ^^ / mark cut the attendance 

 sharply at the 23rd annual lAA conven- 

 tion in Springfield. In spite of the cold 

 weather and slippery roads, a crowd esti- 

 mated at 4,000 gathered for the session 

 to hear Mayor LaGuardia of New York, 

 Governor Horner, and H. Roe Bartle 

 Thursday night in the shiny new state 

 armory. The building was attractively 

 decorated with flags for the occasion. It 

 made an inspiring place to hold a con- 

 vention. 



The nationally renowned Mayor who 

 won fame as a good government candi- 

 date by defeating the strong political 

 machine, Tammany Hall, made a last- 

 minute decision and advised President 



Smith that he would accept the invitation 

 extended several weeks earlier. 



About the same time Senator McGill 

 announced from Washington that he 

 could not get to the convention for his 

 scheduled appearance Thursday night but 

 would come Friday. The Mayor arrived 

 but the Senator missed connections in 

 Chicago after making the long trip from 

 which he returned to Washington. A 

 member of the conference committee on 

 the new farm bill, Senator McGill re- 

 ported by telegram that the measure is a 

 great improvement over the present pro- 

 gram, although it does not contain "all 

 we had hoped for." 



The news of Mayor LaGuardia's ac- 

 ceptance quickened interest in the con- 

 vention and swelled attendance at the ses- 



sion Thursday night. Born in New York 

 City, LaGuardia, the son of an Italian 

 bandmaster in the United States army, 

 lived as a boy at various army p>osts in 

 the west. His 13 years of active service 

 in Congress during which he consistently 

 supported farm legislation gave him a 

 broad outloc^ and developed in him a 

 deep interest in the problems of the 

 farmer and working man. The Mayor 

 has qualities of statesmanship rarely 

 found among public officials occupying 

 similar positions in metropolitan areas. 

 H. Roe Bartle of Kansas City had a 

 tough assignment following the colorful 

 public official but he measured up and 

 held his crowd with a fine inspirational 

 talk. 



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AS THE THURSDAY NIGHT SESSION OPENED IN THE NEW STATE ARMORY, SPRINGFIELD, JAN. 27. 





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